<专业英语>预习:合并运输的一般特征(1)
来源:货运代理考试网发布时间:2011-09-27
一、 合并运输的含义
英文定义:Consolidation or groupage means the assembly of small parcels of cargo from several consignors at one point of origin intended for several consignees at the same point of destination, dispatching the parcels as one consolidated consignment to the consolidator‘s agent at the destination and delivering them to their respective consignees.
注释:consolidation: 合并运输 groupage: 拼箱assembly: n. 集合,汇集parcel: 包,包裹,(人,物)一批 several: 几个,数个 origin: 产地 intend for: 打算供……使用,打算送给 destination: 目的地 dispatch: 派遣,分派,发送 consolidated: 统一的,合并的 consignment: 交付,委托,所托运的货物 consolidator: 合并运输人 respective: 分别的,各自的
中文意思:合并运输或者拼箱是指在原产地某地的几个发货人的小批货物汇集起来发送到目的同一地点的几个收货人,在目的地将托运的货物统一分派给合并运输人的代理人,并将货物交付给他们各自相应的收货人的运输方式。
英文原文:Forwarders who act as groupage agents or consolidators deliver full container loads (FCL) made up of individual LCL consignments to the carrier to take advantage of the FCL tariff rates.
注释:act as: 担当,作为 full container loads (FCL):整箱货 make up of: 构成,组成 individual: 个别的,单独的 LCL (less than carload lot): 拼装货,零担货物 (less than: 小于carload:车辆所载的货物,货车的最低载重量,另外LCL还可以写成less than container load) take advantage of: 利用 tariff rate: 关税比率
中文意思:货运代理人作为拼箱代理人或者合并运输人,将由个别拼装货组成的整箱货交付给承运人并且可按照整箱货的标准享受整箱货的关税比率。
二、合并运输人的身份
英文原文:As a consolidator, the freight forwarder will provide the service in his own name and issue a house bill of lading.
注释:provide: 提供 in one‘s own name: 以自己的名义 issue: 签发 house bill of lading: 货代提单
中文意思:作为合并运输人,货运代理人将以他自己的名义提供服务并签发货代提单。
历年考题:
As a consolidator, the forwarder will provide the service in his own name and issue a ( ) -2004年单选题
A. master bill of lading
B. house bill of lading
C. straight bill of lading
D. sea waybill
答案:B
分析:作为合并运输人,货运代理人将以他自己的名义提供服务并签发货代提单(house bill of lading)。
英文原文:To the individual consignors, the consolidator is the carrier, while in his relationship with the actual carrier, he is the consignor.
注释:relationship: 关系,联系 actual: 实际的
中文意思:就发货人而言,合并运输人是承运人,而就其与实际承运人关系而言,他是发货人。
历年考题:
To the individual consignors, the consolidator is the ( ) while to the actual carrier, he is the ( ) -2004年单选题
A. carrier/actual carrier
B. carrier/consignor
C. consignor/carrier
D. consignor/consignor
答案:B
分析:就发货人而言,合并运输人是指承运人,而就其与实际承运人关系而言,他是发货人。
英文原文:The individual consignors and consignees do not deal directly with actual carrier. The consolidator buys shipping space “wholesale” from the actual carrier and sells it “retail” to the individual consignors.
注释:deal with:安排,处理,做生意 directly: 直接地 shipping space: 船位,舱位 wholesale: 批发 retail: 零售
中文意思:发货人和收货人不会直接与实际承运人联系。合并运输人从实际承运人那里“批发”舱位并将这些舱位以“零售”的方式卖给发货人
英文原文:In groupage transport, the forwarder acts as a sort of wholesaler by buying large amounts of space which are sold out in retail to his customers.
注释:groupage transport: 拼箱运输 a sort of: 一种 wholesaler: 批发商 large amounts of: 大量的 sell out: 出卖,出售,卖完 customer: 顾客
中文意思:拼箱运输中,货运代理人类似于批发商,大量购买舱位并以零售的方式卖给他们的顾客。
英文原文: In the case of air transport, the consolidator‘s responsibilities go beyond delivering the shipment to the airline at the airport of departure. It extends to the recovery of the shipment from the airline at the point of destination and, where requested, to its delivery to the consignee.
注释:in the case of: 在……的情况,就……而言 air transport: 航空运输,空运 go beyond: 超出
airline: 航空公司,定期航线 airport: 机场,航空港 departure: 出发,离开,离港 extend: 延伸,扩展 recovery: 收回,回收
中文意思:就空运而言,合并运输人的责任范围不仅限于在离港机场将运输转给航空公司,而且还要在目的地某地继续接手运输并按要求交付给收货人。
英文原文: Consolidation services can also be provided by a freight forwarder for the overseas importer who buys small consignments of merchandise from numerous vendors.
注释:overseas: 海外的,国外的 merchandise: 商品,货物 numerous: 许多的,众多的 vendor: 卖方,卖主
中文意思:货运代理人也可以向海外的进口商提供合并运输服务,这些进口商需要从众多的卖主那里各自购买少量商品进行托运。
英文原文:The vendors are instructed by their buyer to deliver the merchandise to the forwarder who consolidates the consignments for dispatch to the buyer.
注释:instruct: 指导,指示 ,命令,通知
中文意思:卖主会按照买主的指示,将商品交付给货运代理人,货运代理人对货物进行合并运输并且将它们分派给买方。
英文原文:The forwarder issues to each seller his house bill of lading or the Forwarder‘s Certificate of Receipt (FCR)。
注释:each: 每个的,各自的 Forwarder‘s Certificate of Receipt (FCR): 货运代理人收货证明书
中文意思:货运代理人签发货运提单或者货运代理人收货证明书给每个卖主。
